US evangelist Billy Graham has died at the age of 99

US evangelist the Rev Billy Graham has died at his home in North Carolina at the age of 99, a spokesman said.

The Rev Billy Graham, who transformed American religious life through his preaching and activism, has died at the age of 99.

Mr Graham, who had been suffering from cancer, pneumonia and a number of other illnesses, was a counsellor to American presidents and travelled the globe to become perhaps the most widely heard Christian evangelist in history - with a number of successful appearances in the UK.